Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone have been named in an FIR alongside six Hyundai officials over alleged vehicle manufacturing defects of the malfunctioning Hyundai Alcazar.
Kirti Singh, a 50-year-old lawyer from Bharatpur district, filed the FIR following a court directive after experiencing persistent technical issues with his SUV purchased in 2022. Singh bought the vehicle from Malwa Auto Sales in Sonipat, Haryana, paying ₹51,000 as advance and financing the remaining amount through a loan.
Singh reported serious performance problems within months of purchase. During one instance while overtaking, the car failed to accelerate despite increased RPM readings. A malfunction warning consistently appears on the dashboard, according to his complaint.
Despite multiple attempts to resolve the issues, Singh alleges Hyundai failed to address the problems adequately. He accused the company of deliberately selling a defective vehicle and included the Bollywood stars in his complaint for their role as brand ambassadors.
“I purchased Hyundai company’s Alcazar car in June 2022 for ₹23 lakh 97 thousand 353. I bought this car from Malwa Auto Sales Private Limited Kundli, Sonipat (Haryana). A loan of ₹10,03,699 was taken from HDB Financial Services Limited, Kumher Gate, Bharatpur, for the car. The remaining amount was paid in cash. On June 14, 2022, the company delivered the car and finalized its billing,” Singh stated in his FIR.
The complaint also names Hyundai Motor India’s Managing Director Anso Kim and COO Tarun Garg, alleging that celebrity endorsements misled consumers about the vehicle’s quality.
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— NDTV Profit (@NDTVProfitIndia) August 27, 2025
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Here’s how the internet is reacting to the news:
“So what’s the fault of celebs here? They just do ads for money; they don’t design or manufacture the car. Accountability should be on the company.” wrote one user.
Another user remarked, “No FIR on the babus who allowed this car to be sold in the market. Hundreds of people die because of potholes and roads no FIR on the babus. But the babus found an opportunity for extortion and filed an FIR.”
A third user jibed, “Agar Shah Rukh & Deepika par FIR ho sakti hai car promote karne ke liye, toh Ajay Devgan, Akshay Kumar aur Amitabh Bachchan pe bhi FIR honi chahiye gutkha aur vimal promote karne ke liye… Kyunki usse toh direct cancer hota hai.”
Yet another user suggested, “Similar FIRs should happen against Politicians, builders and Contractors if infrastructure fails.”
“Heights of Stupidity,” jibed several online.
FIR on Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone for endorsing Hyundai.
No FIR on the babus who allowed this car to be sold in the market.
Hundreds of people die because of potholes and roads no FIR on the babus.
But the babus found an opportunity for extortion and filed an FIR. https://t.co/VJZ718avgU
— Yanika_Lit (@LogicLitLatte) August 27, 2025
Agar Shah Rukh & Deepika par FIR ho sakti hai car promote karne ke liye, toh Ajay Devgan, Akshay Kumar aur Amitabh Bachchan pe bhi FIR honi chahiye gutkha aur vimal promote karne ke liye… Kyunki usse toh direct cancer hota hai..
— Shoaib Mohammed (@shoaibpage) August 27, 2025
Similar FIRs should happen against Politicians, builders and Contractors if infrastructure fails.
— Ayussh Sanghi (@ayusshsanghi) August 27, 2025
So what’s the fault of celebs here? They just do ads for money, they don’t design or manufacture the car. Accountability should be on the company.
— Global Tech Updates (@ITNewsBreaking) August 27, 2025
Height of Stupidity I must say
— 🆁 🅼 (@ramsthoughts) August 27, 2025
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